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4 days ago · The Third Pole (TP) is the world’s largest highland and has one of the biggest reservoirs of glacier ice mass and snow cover on the Earth. Three major Asian rivers (the Indus, Ganga and ...
14 hours ago · However, according to the expedition archive Himalayan Database, a total of around 50 people died in the Khumbu Icefall after being buried by avalanches or falling into deep crevasses.
14 hours ago · In the inaccessible glaciated areas, measuring the melt of Himalayan glacier is a rigorous task. In this context, an empirical model (enhanced T-index model) incorporating near-surface air temperature, altitude, and debris thickness (the non-climatic parameters) is proposed to simulate the glacier surface melting pattern. Investigation is carried out for the partially debris-covered Dokriani ...
5 days ago · Dramatic moment avalanche cascades down mountainside near famous Himalayan temple. Tourists at the famous Kedarnath temple in India witnessed the stunning moment an avalanche cascaded down a Himalayan mountain range. A massive cloud of ice and snow descends into a deep gorge, creating a spectacular yet terrifying scene.
2 days ago · Read science articles on the ice age, glaciation and climatology. Discover the connection between ice ages and global warming.
4 days ago · Spreading over Kashmir and northern Pakistan, the western Himalayan system splits into three distinct ranges, which are, from south to north, the Pir Panjal Range, the Zaskar Range, and the Ladakh Range. Farther north is the Karakoram Range, which is a separate system adjoining the Himalayas.
2 days ago · The Himalayas (from the Sanskrit words hima, “snow,” and alaya, “abode”), the loftiest mountain system in the world, form the northern limit of India.
